LUIZ FELIPE SCOLARI’S brief dalliance with English football is over and it is clear to see that player power remains alive and well.

It had been mentioned on more than one occasion that he had fallen out with Didier Drogba, Michael Ballack and a number of other senior players and you could see that in the way Chelsea were playing.

The situation reminds me of what happened in Spain when I was over there. Real Madrid had a hierarchy in the dressing room of Emilio Butragueno, Michel and Hugo Sanchez - if they didn’t like what the manager was doing, they would go and see the president.

Invariably, the manager would be sacked as the players were more important to the club. That looks like what has happened at Stamford Bridge and Scolari has become the fall guy. If it’s any consolation for him, at least the severance pay will have been good!